The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-03-25
Our Washington Letter
from Our Regular Correspondent.


cal on the President to counsel and advise
and inquire and recommend concerning the
high appointments pending, seem 10 know
just as little about what will happen after
they leave him es they did before they saw
him. The President listens to all their
recommend atoms and promises to consider
them, but Fpeaker Carlisle seems 10 be the
only who has been given even a hint as 10
his preferences or selections.
The President was anxious to have had
Mr.. Carlisle accept the Secretaryship of
the Treasury, but his excuse for declin-
ing was that he consulted his own interest
by remaining in his present field Of action.
Mr.. Carlisle is a poor man also, and it is
understood among his friends that he
thought Cabinet position would entsil so
cial obligations which would he more ex-
pensive than he could afford. Not that he
mentioned this as reason for declining,
but it is understood that it contributed to
his decision.
1t was expected that the Inter State Com
merce Commission would have been COM
pleted ere this, bu, it may be several days
yet before the names of the Commissioners
are known. It is of course very desirable
to have men whose judgment can be relied
on at all times. 1t is very difficult to find
such men ard when found they are not
such as are likely to want to undertake the
service. For men who are not tempted by
the salaries alone, the positions are not as
desirable 80 may at first thought appear.
There is heavy responsibility attached to
them and almost certainty that no man
can SO act as to avoid criticism from some
quarter. -...
There is likely to be complaint too if the
appointments are not distributed with re-
gard to the sectional DIVISIONS of the
country. The West will claim the right to
good representation, and North, South and
East are equally interested. 1t is said
however that the slate is nearly made up
that only one of the five places on the Com
mission remains to be filled, and that the
President intends to give his entire attent-
ion TO the matter until it is settled.
Some time ago it occurred to the Chief
in the Consular Bureau of the State De-
partment, Or. St. Clair, that an album
containing photographs of all the gentle
men in the United States foreign service
would be an interesting thing and a source
Of qualification at headquarters. He began
to call for photographs but at first the de-
mand was not responded to with any de-
gree of alacrity. Each particular consul
seemed to think there was nothing in store
for his picture, if he sent it, but final de-
struction or obscurity. Later, the idea got
abroad that the President would see the
photographs and admire the men be had
selected to represent this country abroad,
and that they would be viewed by thous-
ands Of the best people of the country
Since then they have been pouring in by
the score from all parts of the earth, and
the collection is about complete.
The American Minister to Denmark,
Prof Anderson. has Indignantly denied the
rumors which have been circulated in re-
gard to his habits and mode of living in
Copenhagen, as a base SANDER. In proof
that he is not living there in squalor he
wrote that he occupied the whole of
first floor and part of the second floor in
all ten rooms and he did not see why he
was charged with two room, fourth story
habitation. AS to the newspaper statement
that he kept an old peasant woman to cook
his food and mend his clothes he said, 81
dine out and the lady who keeps house for
me is the widow of professor who was the
teacher of King George of Greece. "But
he added that it would be difficult to inform
the sixty millions of people in American
of those facts and he supposed he would
have to be patient.
The opinion gains ground among the
members of Congress still in the city that
an extra session will be called in October
They do not think there is any need of
Congress to meet before that time, but
that there are many reasons why it should
meet then. The House should organize
and be prepared for work soon enough to
dispose of certain important business be-
fore poll teal discussions begin to take up
its time. The political work which the
next Congress will discuss will be formid-
able barrier to legislation.
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